Global Patent Index - EP 3794990 A1

EP 3794990 A1 20210324 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS

Title (en)

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS

Title (de)

RAUCHERSATZVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE SUBSTITUTION DU TABAC

Publication

EP 3794990 A1 20210324 (EN)

Application

EP 19198651 A 20190920

Priority

EP 19198651 A 20190920

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021053210A1] A smoking substitute apparatus for generating an aerosol, comprising: an aerosol generation chamber containing an aerosol generator being operable to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor, the aerosol generation chamber having a chamber outlet and at least one chamber inlet, air flowing in use from said at least one chamber inlet into the aerosol generation chamber towards the chamber outlet to entrain generated aerosol for inhalation by a user drawing on the apparatus; wherein, when the apparatus is oriented upright, said at least one chamber inlet is positioned higher than the position of the aerosol generator and configured so that substantially all of the airflow entering the aerosol generation chamber is directed away from the aerosol generator.

IPC 8 full level

A24F 40/40 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - US); A24F 40/40 (2020.01 - EP US); A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3794990 A1 20210324; EP 3930502 A1 20220105; US 2022256919 A1 20220818; WO 2021053210 A1 20210325

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19198651 A 20190920; EP 2020076261 W 20200921; EP 20789839 A 20200921; US 202217685101 A 20220302